Government wipes debt for HNZ meth testing tenants

Apr 17, 2019 | News

“This is one more way we can right things for people who needed emergency housing and other MSD support after their Housing NZ tenancies ended because of erroneous meth contamination policies,” Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni says. “The Government has...

​ Govt will not implement a Capital Gains Tax

Apr 17, 2019 | News

“The Tax Working Group gave the Government, and the country, an opportunity to look at the fairness of our tax system and debate options for change,” Jacinda Ardern said. “All parties in the Government entered into this debate with different perspectives and, after...

​Housing project changing lives in Porirua East

Apr 15, 2019 | News

“There’s been a lot of talk for a long time around retrofitting and warm homes, but we wanted to better direct our resources to improve the lives of families dealing with sickness in cold homes,” says Hutt Mana Charitable Trust Chair John Gwilliam. The Trust already...

Government and industry sign Construction Sector Accord

Apr 15, 2019 | News

Government commitments • Better procurement practices and improved pipeline management • Improved building regulatory systems and consenting processes Industry commitments • Enhanced industry leadership, collaboration and organisation • Better business performance •...

Government told to walk the talk on green building standards

Apr 15, 2019 | News

Delegates and even fellow presenters at the Green property Summit in Auckland took the minister to task for the government not taking the lead by mandating high environmental standards for its own buildings – including schools, hospitals and social housing. “The...

​New approach for rent measurement a world first

Apr 15, 2019 | News

The consumers price index (CPI) for the June 2019 quarter (to be released on 16 July) will be the first in the world to use administrative rent data in this way to construct the CPI. The new method for measuring rent prices arose from a collaboration with Ministry of...

​The Shift Aotearoa: Collaborative Action For NZ Housing

Apr 15, 2019 | News

The Shift Aotearoa is a three-day conference that will take place from 5-7 June 2019 at Te Papa in Wellington. It is designed to shift momentum towards a well-functioning housing system – one where every New Zealander is well-housed. Led by the latest research...

300 apartments for Gorge Road – but are they affordable?

Apr 4, 2019 | News

But Housing Minister Phil Twyford was not able to give an indicative price for the apartments – admitting that “not everyone will be able to afford them.” The prices could be around the $500,000 to $600,000 mark which the Minister said “is half...